death of hope

Chapter 277 "Corporate Warrior" (193) Shopping Center

Not that different from the large shopping malls in other human colonies,
The environment is elegant and spacious,
There are two rows of vulgar Roman columns standing in the hall on the first floor, which is the same as the decoration in the homes of some upstarts.
Then there is the equally tacky, artificial white marble carved fountain pool,
Its surface has long been covered by various moss vegetation,

Thick silt and animal feces were piled up in the pool, and a rotting frog corpse was lying on it, emitting a foul smell.

There is a small green snake in the rusted water pipe of the fountain, spitting out a red letter and peeking out timidly,

"There's a little guy watching us."

Seeing the moment when the corporate soldier's helmet was twisted towards him, the little snake shrank back in fear. The survival instinct written in its genes told it that the visitor was not good.

Wang Hongye let go of the handle of the knife: "The little guy can read minds! I just wanted to peel off the snake's skin and grill the snake, but it slithered and disappeared."

"Grilled snake...skewers?" Because of an encounter in his childhood, Lodayev was extremely afraid of snakes, and his tone seemed unbelievable: "Hey...Hongye...you never mentioned...you still eat this kind of thing in your hometown! "

"Bragging about being brave all day long, it's like something to scare a little snake," Wang Hongye said in a deliberately disgusted tone: "That's it, I still want to see my parents, they will bring out fried scorpions and fried centipedes. Treat you."

"Ah?" The fear lasted only half a second, and Lodayev quickly puffed up his chest: "Bah! Who said... afraid? Let alone fried scorpions and fried centipedes, as long as I can marry you, I can eat fried rice with cockroaches! "

"Oh? That's what you said."

"I'll go...there's no real dish like this..."

"Don't talk about cockroach fried rice, there are also caterpillars in cold salad. Add some lemon juice, and the pulp will explode in one bite."

Hearing Lodayev's disgusting voice, Sigurdlifa couldn't help laughing, and couldn't help interjecting:
"Don't be afraid, the eldest sister is scaring you. I have watched the video. Her dishes are all high-end dishes, such as You Zongtang's chicken, Gongbao duck and so on."

"Haha! Shocked me!" Lodayev laughed and said, "Sig, don't call her Big Sister from now on, she is a bad woman! It's okay to make fun of me!"

"You are too sincere, my lovely Sister Sig." Wang Hongye patted the back of the goalkeeper lightly; "Hey! Why are you in a daze!"

"Actually... all this way... I've been thinking about it," Sigurdriffa looked towards the parking lot of the shopping center, where several Pandora antelopes were licking each other's hair:
"There are blind beasts, hunters at the top of Pandora's biological chain, and there are huge numbers of them,
Why are there still deer, antelope, lions, tigers, and snakes on the streets... Even human beings with guns are forced to give up colonization, how do these fragile creatures survive. "

"In the beginning, the blind beast showed strong vitality, and it seemed destined to become the overlord of Pandora." Lynch replied in a serious tone:

"Only a few months later, the disadvantages appeared. This ancient creature that lived in the ground for a long time did not seem to be adapted to the dry and hot environment on the surface of Pandora.

Some people observed that a large number of blind beasts died in a short period of time, and the way of death was strange.
Although their reproductive ability is extremely strong, their own genetic defects are very large, and many larvae die immediately after hatching.
Once there are no large numbers of human beings gathered as rations, and there is no easy-to-intake calories, the number will drop dramatically, and the aura of destruction at the beginning has long since disappeared, so other animals have the opportunity to reproduce. "

Sigurdriefa nodded: "I read an article on the transport ship, and a university professor questioned,
The fossils unearthed by Pandora do not have any traces of the ancestors of blind beasts. The evolution process of this creature is completely blank, but...it is a small website, and the industry's reputation is not very good, and its credibility is not high. The rest of the media is all about the war. "

"Reports about the Pandora tragedy... For a while, it was really overwhelming. Journalists from all over the world came here to take pictures without fear of death for the Pulitzer Prize.

When the federal parliament decided to abandon this colonial planet and the army withdrew, the relevant reports from the formal media suddenly fell silent, and the academic discussion came to an abrupt end.

Today, Pandora is forgotten, as if the tragedy never happened, only the small newspaper and small website from time to time post a few articles and blog traffic. "

"In such a big accident, tens of 10 people died, but the mining company was fined a sum of money, and a few responsible persons were shot, and then the news was blocked and related research was banned. No wonder you are suspicious."

"Originally, I forgot about it. Because I remembered these things in that letter and that pamphlet, I kept having nightmares. That's why I ignored you a while ago."

"Understood, let's go, let's go to the second floor, let's open the way."

Several other people looked at each other in blank dismay, watching the tall backs of the two people in front of them, walking up the escalator side by side with firm steps.

Lodayev spread his hands together: "Good guy, these two are too serious, they are a perfect match..."

The second floor of the shopping center is full of luxury stores, the shelves are empty, and the counters are occupied by nests of small bats. Once they sense someone coming, they all fly away.

"It's all empty!" Wang Hongye was a little disappointed. "Where did things go?"

"Obviously, Mrs. Blind Beast took the designer bag, Mr. Blind Beast took the Cuban cigars, and Blind Beast Son took the limited edition game console." Shaft's statement caused a burst of laughter.

"Just kidding, maybe they were snatched away while no one was in charge! Boss, do you know where the luxury goods warehouse is? Eldest sister wants a brand-name bag."

"Don't ask me, I'm the son of a miner, a country bumpkin like me, I haven't been to a shopping mall a few times in my life."

"Haha, but it's too heartbreaking, so I won't mention it."

"Clear! No situation!"

The team searched floor by floor. The third and fourth floors were all trendy clothing stores. The clothes and shoes were still there, but they were too dirty to wear.

A plastic mannequin's head was knocked off by a fleeing stray cat, startling everyone.

In a cafeteria on the fourth floor, I finally found out,

There are traces of recent human activity, and the corpse of a blind beast.

"It's a good sign, it seems that there is still hope to save the living."

"Look at the cans of peas that have been opened. They haven't smelled bad yet. Someone has eaten in this restaurant recently. There is also a portable alcohol stove. It's very particular, buddies. The canned beef is still hot."

"This is the Blind Beast? Much bigger than I thought! God! Those teeth and claws...if only my razor was as sharp as this."

"The bullet hit the vital point." Lynch squatted down, touched the bullet holes on the corpse of the blind beast with his gauntleted fingers, checked the bullet casings on the ground, and looked at the cans on the table;
"It can be seen that the survivors have tried their best to keep their voices as low as possible, but they still underestimated the sense of smell of the blind beast. They shouldn't be cooking meat on fire. The smell of the food attracted it, but these people are very powerful. Killing a blind beast .”

"The federal taxation department is not a vegetarian. It has its own armed forces. After all, many governors support themselves and resist taxation by force."

"So the mission is interesting?"

"Not necessarily, look at this shell case, 7.92MM Federal Army bullets, not subsonic ammunition, fired from non-suppressed guns, the huge gunshots may attract more blind beasts, then they will die,

Or maybe... nothing happened, the survivors are upstairs waiting for us to rescue them. "

(End of this chapter)